Vishal Mishra is an Indian music composer and singer. He first appeared in a reality show aired on

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. He also gave audition for Indian Idol but disqualified. In his initial days of the music industry, Mishra was guided by Lalit Pandit, of the

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composer duo. Mishra made his debut as a composer in 2016 with the

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film ''

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.'' In 2017, he composed the song "Jaane De", sung by

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, featured on the soundtrack of ''

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.'' Mishra also composed songs for ''

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'', which marked his singing debut, and the

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film '' FU: Friendship Unlimited''. He composed the "Rafta Rafta" melody for '' Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se'', marking his first project of 2018. His music video features

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in a special appearance; Mishra subsequently composed the romantic song "Selfish", written by and starring Khan for the action film ''

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'', while also composing the title track of ''

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'', starring

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, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania. Mishra's first act as a solo composer for songs and score, came with the Salman Khan-produced romantic drama ''

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''. He rose to fame with the hit song "Kaise Hua" from ''

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''. He then produced a soundtrack for the

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-produced ''

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'', a biopic on the lives of the Shooter Dadis. In 2020 Mishra released "Manjha", a song featuring Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar. He was also involved in the composition of the song "Phir Muskurayega India", which featured Bollywood actors

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and Jackky Bhagnani.

Early life

Mishra was born in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He took his education in

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Film Songs

Non-film Songs

Accolades

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Vishal Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters Living people 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian male singers People from Unnao Year of birth missing (living people)